We Are Hope Despite the Times

~ Release by R.E.M. (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

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Available Regions

🇦🇷 Argentina, 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇦🇹 Austria, 🇧🇪 Belgium, 🇧🇴 Bolivia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇧🇬 Bulgaria, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇨🇴 Colombia, 🇨🇷 Costa Rica, 🇨🇾 Cyprus, 🇨🇿 Czechia, 🇩🇰 Denmark, 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇨 Ecuador, 🇪🇪 Estonia, 🇸🇻 El Salvador, 🇫🇮 Finland, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇷 Greece, 🇬🇹 Guatemala, 🇭🇳 Honduras, 🇭🇰 Hong Kong SAR China, 🇭🇺 Hungary, 🇮🇸 Iceland, 🇮🇪 Ireland, 🇮🇹 Italy, 🇱🇻 Latvia, 🇱🇹 Lithuania, 🇱🇺 Luxembourg, 🇲🇾 Malaysia, 🇲🇹 Malta, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇳🇿 New Zealand, 🇳🇮 Nicaragua, 🇳🇴 Norway, 🇵🇦 Panama, 🇵🇾 Paraguay, 🇵🇪 Peru, 🇵🇭 Philippines, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇵🇹 Portugal, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇸🇰 Slovakia, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇨🇭 Switzerland, 🇹🇼 Taiwan, 🇹🇷 Türkiye, 🇺🇾 Uruguay, 🇺🇸 United States, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇩 Indonesia, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇹🇭 Thailand, 🇻🇳 Vietnam, 🇷🇴 Romania, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia, 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates, 🇧🇭 Bahrain, 🇶🇦 Qatar, 🇴🇲 Oman, 🇰🇼 Kuwait, 🇪🇬 Egypt, 🇲🇦 Morocco, 🇩🇿 Algeria, 🇹🇳 Tunisia, 🇱🇧 Lebanon, 🇯🇴 Jordan, 🇵🇸 Palestinian Territories, 🇮🇳 India, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, 🇦🇱 Albania, 🇧🇦 Bosnia & Herzegovina, 🇭🇷 Croatia, 🇲🇪 Montenegro, 🇲🇰 North Macedonia, 🇷🇸 Serbia, 🇸🇮 Slovenia, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka, 🇬🇭 Ghana, 🇰🇪 Kenya, 🇳🇬 Nigeria, 🇹🇿 Tanzania, 🇺🇬 Uganda, 🇧🇼 Botswana, 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso, 🇨🇻 Cape Verde, 🇨🇼 Curaçao, 🇬🇲 Gambia, 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau, 🇱🇸 Lesotho, 🇱🇷 Liberia, 🇲🇼 Malawi, 🇲🇱 Mali, 🇳🇦 Namibia, 🇳🇪 Niger, 🇸🇹 São Tomé & Príncipe, 🇸🇳 Senegal, 🇸🇨 Seychelles, 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone, 🇹🇹 Trinidad & Tobago, 🇧🇮 Burundi, 🇰🇭 Cambodia, 🇨🇲 Cameroon, 🇹🇩 Chad, 🇰🇲 Comoros, 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea, 🇸🇿 Eswatini, 🇬🇦 Gabon, 🇬🇳 Guinea, 🇲🇷 Mauritania, 🇷🇼 Rwanda, 🇹🇬 Togo, 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe, 🇧🇯 Benin, 🇲🇬 Madagascar, 🇲🇺 Mauritius, 🇲🇿 Mozambique, 🇦🇴 Angola, 🇨🇮 Côte d’Ivoire, 🇩🇯 Djibouti, 🇿🇲 Zambia, 🇨🇩 Congo - Kinshasa, 🇨🇬 Congo - Brazzaville, 🇮🇶 Iraq, 🇱🇾 Libya, 🇻🇪 Venezuela, 🇪🇹 Ethiopia, 🇽🇰 Kosovo, 🇨🇫 Central African Republic, 🇪🇷 Eritrea, 🇸🇴 Somalia, 🇾🇪 Yemen

Excluded Regions

🇦🇩 Andorra, 🇦🇬 Antigua & Barbuda, 🇦🇲 Armenia, 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan, 🇧🇧 Barbados, 🇧🇩 Bangladesh, 🇧🇳 Brunei, 🇧🇸 Bahamas, 🇧🇹 Bhutan, 🇧🇾 Belarus, 🇧🇿 Belize, 🇩🇲 Dominica, 🇫🇯 Fiji, 🇫🇲 Micronesia, 🇬🇩 Grenada, 🇬🇪 Georgia, 🇬🇾 Guyana, 🇭🇹 Haiti, 🇯🇲 Jamaica, 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan, 🇰🇮 Kiribati, 🇰🇳 St. Kitts & Nevis, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan, 🇱🇦 Laos, 🇱🇨 St. Lucia, 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein, 🇲🇨 Monaco, 🇲🇩 Moldova, 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands, 🇲🇳 Mongolia, 🇲🇴 Macao SAR China, 🇲🇻 Maldives, 🇳🇵 Nepal, 🇳🇷 Nauru, 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea, 🇵🇰 Pakistan, 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico, 🇵🇼 Palau, 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands, 🇸🇲 San Marino, 🇸🇷 Suriname, 🇹🇯 Tajikistan, 🇹🇱 Timor-Leste, 🇹🇴 Tonga, 🇹🇻 Tuvalu, 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan, 🇻🇨 St. Vincent & Grenadines, 🇻🇺 Vanuatu, 🇼🇸 Samoa, 🇦🇫 Afghanistan, 🇦🇮 Anguilla, 🇨🇨 Cocos (Keeling) Islands, 🇨🇰 Cook Islands, 🇨🇽 Christmas Island, 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands, 🇮🇴 British Indian Ocean Territory, 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands, 🇲🇸 Montserrat, 🇳🇫 Norfolk Island, 🇳🇺 Niue, 🇵🇳 Pitcairn Islands, 🇸🇯 Svalbard & Jan Mayen, 🇹🇨 Turks & Caicos Islands, 🇹🇰 Tokelau, 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan, 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands

Annotation last modified on 2025-05-30 20:32 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼Digital Media
#TitleRatingLength
1Radio Free Europe (Jacknife Lee remix)
recording of:
Radio Free Europe
lyricist and composer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:09
2Turn You Inside‐Out
additional engineer:
Thom Cadley, George Cowan (US engineer) and Tom Laune
assistant engineer:
Jeff Kahan and Chris Laidlaw
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guest percussion:
Keith LeBlanc
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1988) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Turn You Inside‐Out
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3.754:17
3Pop Song 89
additional engineer:
Thom Cadley, George Cowan (US engineer) and Tom Laune
assistant engineer:
Jeff Kahan and Chris Laidlaw
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1988) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
Pop Song 89
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.153:05
4These Days
recording of:
These Days
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:25
5I Believe
producer:
Don Gehman
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
I Believe
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.63:51
6Fall on Me
producer:
Don Gehman
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Fall on Me
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.12:51
7Welcome to the Occupation
recording of:
Welcome to the Occupation
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
2:49
8World Leader Pretend
additional engineer:
Thom Cadley, George Cowan (US engineer) and Tom Laune
assistant engineer:
Jeff Kahan and Chris Laidlaw
engineer and mixer:
Jay Healy and Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guest cello:
Jane Scarpantoni (cellist)
guest pedal steel guitar:
Bucky Baxter
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1988) and Warner Bros. Records Inc. (not for release label use, company behind the “WB Records” imprint) (in 1988)
recorded at:
Ardent Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States
recording of:
World Leader Pretend
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
44:20
9Drive
additional engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based), John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer), Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle)
assistant mixer:
Tod Lemkuhl
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Clif Norrell
guest cello:
Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer (cellist) and Elizabeth Proctor Murphy
guest oboe:
Deborah Workman (oboist)
guest viola:
Reid Harris, Paul Murphy (viola) and Heidi Nitchie (violist)
guest violin:
Denise Berginson-Smith (violinist), Patti Gouvas, Lonnie Ottzen (violinist), Sandy Salzinger (violinist), Sou-Chun Su (violinist) and Jody Taylor (violin)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
conductor:
George Hanson
orchestrator:
John Paul Jones (UK rock musician of Led Zeppelin & Them Crooked Vultures)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
music videos:
Drive (music video) by R.E.M. (American rock band)
recording of:
Drive
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3.954:28
10Begin the Begin
producer:
Don Gehman
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
recording of:
Begin the Begin
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3.653:28
11Finest Worksong
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Finest Worksong
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
43:50
12Exhuming McCarthy
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Exhuming McCarthy
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
43:22
13Just a Touch
recording of:
Just a Touch
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:01
14Cuyahoga
producer:
Don Gehman
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Belmont Mall (John Mellencamp's private studio) in Belmont, Indiana, United States
mixed at:
Can‐Am Recorders in Tarzana, Los Angeles, California, United States
part of:
Paste: The 25 Best Songs About Ohio Ever Made (number: 8)
recording of:
Cuyahoga
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.24:21
15Disturbance at the Heron House
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
recording of:
Disturbance at the Heron House
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3.753:34
16Swan Swan H
recording of:
Swan Swan H
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
2:50
17Ignoreland
additional engineer:
George Cowan (US engineer), Mark Howard (producer/recording engineer, New Orleans/Los Angeles based), John Keane (US indie rock producer/engineer), Ted Malia and Andrew Roshberg
engineer:
Clif Norrell
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Ed Brooks (audio engineer at RFI Mastering in Seattle)
assistant mixer:
Tod Lemkuhl
mixer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and Clif Norrell
guest clavinet and harmonica:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
vocals:
Michael Stipe
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
R.E.M./Athens, Ltd. (in 1992) and R.E.M./Athens L.L.C. (in 2017)
additionally recorded at:
Bosstown Recording Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, John Keane Studios in Athens, Georgia, United States and Kingsway Studios (New Orleans) in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
recorded at:
Bearsville Studios in Bearsville, New York, United States and Criteria Studios in Miami, Florida, United States
mixed at:
Bad Animals Studio in Seattle, Washington, United States
part of:
CBC Music: The Ultimate Election Day Playlist
recording of:
Ignoreland
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
44:27
18Stand
live recording of:
Stand (on 1989-04-30)
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
3:13
19It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
additional recording engineer:
Gary Laney
engineer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer)
producer:
Scott Litt (producer and engineer) and R.E.M. (American rock band)
additional mixer:
Steve Catania
bass guitar:
Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player)
drums (drum set):
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer)
guitar:
Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist)
lead vocals:
Michael Stipe
recorded at:
Sound Emporium Studios in Nashville, Tennessee, United States
mixed at:
Master Control in Burbank, California, United States
part of:
Indie 88: Top 500 Indie Rock Songs (number: 69) and VH1: 100 Greatest Songs of the 80’s (compiled in 2006) (number: 69)
recording of:
It’s the End of the World as We Know It (and I Feel Fine)
writer:
Bill Berry (R.E.M. drummer), Peter Buck (R.E.M. guitarist), Mike Mills (R.E.M. bass player) and Michael Stipe
publisher:
Night Garden Music
4.24:07